The FCC had expected to vote June 12 on a proposal to auction a 25MHz piece of spectrum in the 2155Mhz band and require the winner to use a specified amount of spectrum for free wireless Internet access.

Lawmakers Urge F.C.C. to Move Forward With ‘Free’ Plan - NYTimes.com

Mobile Internet aggregator iPass it teaming up with in-flight broadband provider Aircell to give its customers access to broadband on planes.

On Tuesday, iPass announced that it would offer Wi-Fi roaming with Aircell Gogo, an in-flight broadband service expected to launch soon in the United States. Aircell's service is expected later this year on American Airlines and Virgin America.

iPass to add in-flight Wi-Fi roaming | Tech news blog - CNET News.com

Cablevision is building a Wi-Fi broadband network in the New York area, the company said Thursday.The company said it will use wireless mesh technology to build a high-speed Wi-Fi network that will cover parts of its cable footprint in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. The new network will take two years to complete.Cablevision to build Wi-Fi network | Tech news blog - CNET News.com

America's Internet access subscribers can breathe a sigh of relief: Congress isn't planning to allow taxes on your connection for another seven years.

Ban on Net access taxes extended to 2014 | Tech news blog - CNET News.com

What inspired AT&T Inc. contract techs to finally turn on the big blinking remote terminal No. 16963 sitting at the end of Newtown Road? The search for an answer exposes how broadband is slowly threading its way across rural America — with and without the help of the major telecommunications firms and cable companies.

Real Life: How broadband came to my rural neighborhood

An interesting article from the New York Times that raises important questions about how consumers can be better informed in determining if their ISP's are ripping them off. DSL and Cable internet providers often advertise their blazing speeds, but do consumers ever see the speeds advertised? Apparently, not very often.

NYT: Not Always Full Speed Ahead